With over 18 years of experience in financial management and strategic leadership, Nici is a seasoned Law Firm Controller known for driving organizational success through meticulous financial planning, insightful analysis, and effective team collaboration. Her expertise spans a range of financial functions, including budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and delivering accurate financial reporting. She has a proven track record of optimizing financial operations, implementing robust internal controls, and guiding senior management with actionable insights derived from complex data.

Throughout Nici’s career, she has held key leadership roles, such as CFO at Berardi Immigration Law, where she oversaw all financial matters, from daily fiscal operations to strategic financial planning and analysis. At Rupp, Baase, Pfalzgraf, Cunningham LLC, Nici managed comprehensive financial activities for a $12 million law firm, including accounts payable, receivable, payroll, and partner distributions. Her leadership helped develop sales incentive programs that drove revenue growth and enhanced team performance.

Earlier in her career, at Altus Management, LLC, she played a pivotal role in transforming a small firm into a larger organization with multiple business lines, where she developed and implemented business plans that resulted in significant operational improvements and cost savings for regional hospitals.

Nici holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from The College at Brockport, State University of New York, and has completed extensive coursework in accounting, further strengthening her foundation in financial management. Nici’s proficiency in tools like Excel, QuickBooks, ADP Workforce, and Adobe Sign allows her me to streamline processes and ensure compliance with regulatory standards, while her passion for leveraging financial acumen to drive sound decision-making sets her apart as a results-oriented finance professional.